On Wednesday's show, Julie Chen, 43, said that racist remarks from a former news director led her to undergo plastic surgery to make her eyes look bigger.

"When I was 25, I was working as a local news reporter in Dayton, Ohio. I asked my news director if I could fill in [for vacationing reporters over the holidays]," Chen, 43, revealed on the show. "He said, 'You will never be on this anchor desk, because you're Chinese.' "

Chen's boss went on to say, "Because of your Asian eyes, I've noticed that when you're on camera, you look disinterested and bored."

His remarks shocked Chen and caused her to begin meeting with agents for career advice.